We're in 9th Place - Help Us Make the Top 5 to Win $20,000!

The Valley Animal Center in is 9th Place in the Tom's of Maine Contest to Win $20,000!

The Valley Animal Center has been selected as one of the top 50 finalists in the Tom's of Maine "50 States of Good" contest to receive a $20,000 grant - and we need your to make it into the Top 5 and win $20,000! To enter the contest, we submitted a project proposal for a new program at the shelter called "Get Fit With Fido", and you can VOTE for our project every day to help us win!

The Idea

Put your best foot forward for homeless shelter dogs! Get Fit with Fido is an exercise program that includes a free, hour-long fitness walk to provide leash training to shelter dogs. Participants get fit, and fido gets a better chance of being adopted by learning obedience commands during the walk and the 2-hour dog training session immediately after.

Who Benefits

Valley residents who participate in this free program will benefit by receiving heart-healthy cardiovascular exercise, and their puppy partners will benefit, too. The dogs will receive exercise, valuable training, and gain increased exposure in the community, improving their chances of finding a forever home.

Objective

Get Fit with Fido will encourage fitness, community, and volunteerism; provide a free workout to citizens; and increase the number of dog adoptions in our no-kill shelter.

How YOU Can Help Bring This Project to Life

Visit the Tom's of Maine website, scroll down to find the Valley Animal Center's project Get Fit with Fido, and VOTE - once a day until October 30th! If you can't click the link above, paste this URL (http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/project-sponsorships.aspx?tab=vote) into your web broswer to vote. Once you're there, set it to your home page so you can remember to vote for the dogs in our no-kill shelter every day! You can also make a big impact on our chances of winning by forwarding spreading the word to your friends, family, and coworkers!

Thanks in advance for your support. We are so excited for our shelter - and really hope our efforts together can bring this prize to the Fresno community!